Definition for Flattery:

• excessive or insincere praise

Synonyms for Flattery:

• n.

  •
  • compliments,
  • palaver,
  • false praise,
  • recognition,
  • soft words,
  • respect,
  • regard,
  • credit,
  • eyewash,
  • Toadying,
  • pretty speeches,
  • plaudits,
  • gallantry,
  • bootlicking,
  • Strokes,
  • hokum,
  • Puffery,
  • unctuousness,
  • insincere commendation,
  • brownie points,
  • lip salve,
  • flattering remarks,
  • oil,
  • ego massage,
  • brown-nosing,
  • blarney,
  • excessive compliment,
  • gratification,
  • applesauce,
  • banana oil,
  • a pat on the back,
  • tribute,
  • wheedling,
  • fulsome praise.
  •
  • slaver,
  • incense.
  •adulation (noun)
  • audations,
  • bootlickings,
  • fawnings.
  •communication (noun)
  • flattery.
  •compliment (noun)
  • compliment.
  •false praise, compliments (noun)
  • snow,
  • Toadyism,
  • encomium,
  • commendation,
  • eulogy,
  • ingratiation,
  • snow job,
  • obsequiousness,
  • jive,
  • servility,
  • flummery,
  • stroke,
  • smoke,
  • laud,
  • applause,
  • truckling,
  • approbation,
  • fulsomeness,
  • flattering,
  • pretty speech.
  •flattery (noun)
  • idolization,
  • accolade.
  •honey (noun)
  • halvahs,
  • dearies,
  • preciouses.
  •pat on the back (noun)
  • pat the back,
  • congratses,
  • pat-back,
  • pat back.
  •praise (noun)
  • admiration,
  • endorsement,
  • glorification,
  • acclaim,
  • sanction,
  • recommendation,
  • exaltation,
  • approval.
  •snow job (noun)
  • bill goods,
  • the businesses,
  • hosings,
  • song dance,
  • connings,
  • snow-job,
  • smoke mirrors.
  •soft soap (noun)
  • semifluid soaps,
  • fluid soaps.
  •sweet talk (noun)
  • in cense,
  • honeyed word,
  • sweet nothing,
  • in-cense,
  • in censes,
  • fair word,
  • nobblings,
  • smooth talks,
  • insincere flatteries,
  • in-censes.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • blandishment.

Antonyms for Flattery:

• n.

  • false praise, compliments
    castigation, criticism, insult, blame, belittlement, offense, denunciation, condemnation.
  • Other antonyms:
    censure, disparagement, ignominy, scorn, hissing, detraction, animadversion, vilification, contempt, repudiation, reproach, abuse, disapprobation, reproof, obloquy, disapproval, depreciation, slander, vituperation.

Flattery Sentence Examples:

• Flattery and a lover are proofs of power.

• Hate oaths and flattery.

Hypernym for Flattery:

• n.

  • communication
    blandishment, soft soap, blarney, coaxing, Puffery, adulation, cajolery, sweet talk, palaver.

Hyponym for Flattery:

• n.

  • communication
    compliment.